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I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America

If President Obama follows the suggestions of his military commanders and now Secretary of Defense Robert Gates by sending at least 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan, this is what you are going to see in the weeks and months to come.

This video shows US troops from a medic team taking care of wounded Afghan childen and even building a minature plane for them.

Then it is time for the troops to move out into the mountains of Afghanistan and deal with the ruthless Taliban.TURN UP YOUR SOUND

Artillery team firing from near Forward Operating Base Bastic in Afghanistan. Scenes include them loading the Howitzer and firing multiple rounds. US Army Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment out of Fort Bragg, NC, fire 155 Howitzer rounds using an M777 weapons system on July 6, 2009 on Forward Operating Base Bostick,Afghanistan. The Soldiers were registering targets so they will have a more accurate and faster response time when providing fire support.DoD Video TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERSWATCH VIDEO HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/v/iLjnBaZGtVU&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO